Parlor-polo.



No- 829,947. PATENTED SEPT. 4, 1906. L. S. CARTER.

PARLOR POLO.

APPLICATION FILED MAE. 3, 1906.

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LLOYD S. CARTER, F INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

PABLOR -POLO.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LLOYD S. CARTER, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Inparlor-polo.

The accompanying drawings illustrate the appliances used in my gaming device, in w 'ch Figure 1 is a, perspective view of a table containing my icomplete apparatus. Flg.

' 2 is a longitudinal vertical section-of the wire cage into which a ball which is driven over the table islplaced by the players as the result of their p aying. Fig. 3 is a view in front elevation of this cage, and Fig. 4 is a side view of a club used by the players in driving the ball.

Like characters of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views of'the drawings. I

5 is the flat top of a table, preferably rectangular in shape and of sufficient size to pro-. vide a suitable field over which 'a-ball 6 is driven. This table will be supported on suitable legs 7 and will have the raised edges 8 to keep the ball from being driven out of the field and also to carom the ball in making certain plays. At the beginning of the game the ball 6 is placed at the center of the table on a line running lon 'tudinally and centrally of said table, an located on this line on the two 0p osite sides of the ball adjacent to the ends 0 thetable or field are the small cages9, which are closed on top, two sides,

and outer ends with their inner ends, or ends toward the center of the table, left open.

The 1play consists in driving the ball into one 'or t e other of these cages. The game is played by two players placed on op osite sides of the table, each of which will end avor to drive the ball into the cage at his left.

' The will be done by means of clubs 10, having the curved ends 11 opposite their handle ends. On beginning a ame the ball 6 will be placed at the center 0 the table, as shown in Fig. 1 and the layers will stand on opposite sides of the tab e with their clubs against the openinner ends of the respective Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed larch 8, 1906- Saris-1N0. 304.084- I 4 1 PatentedSept. 4, 1906.

cage at the right of each player, so as to guard the opening to the cage and prevent the entrance thereto of an opponent's ball.

In order to afford additional means than I the raised edges 8 for kee ing the ball from being driven off the tab e, I provide the woven wire-netting 12 or other suitable barrier at the ends of the table and extend same for suitable distances 13. from said ends along the sides of the table, but not far enough along the sides ofthe table to interfere with the free action of the players.

The cages 9 are here shown as made out of woven wire, and this material will be referable on account of the strength and ura- 7o bility of the materialand the rendering of the interiors of the cages visible through the It is obvious,

apertures between the wires. however, that other material, such as perforated metal or even solid metal, might be 7 5 tion to this woven-wire material.

As the ball when driven into the cage'is liable to rebound and come out of the cage,

I prefer to provide the drapery 16, preferably consisting of a flexible cloth or netting, having its ends secured to the top of the ca e in the manner as shown in Fi s. 2 and 3.

gether and rest upon the table after the manner shown in Fig. 2, whereby the impact of I the ball striking itwill cause it to be drawn in with the ball, retarding the latter and surrounding the ball, so as to catch and hold it Havin" thus fully described my invention, 5

what I c aim as new, and wish to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. In a parlor-polo apparatus, a horizontal table having raised ed es woven-wire exten-, sions above said raise edges at the ends of the table and cages at opposite ends of the table said cages being closed at all arts except their adjacent inner ends and aperies fastened to' the inside top of the cage and extending in a fold outside to prevent the accim5 dental removal therefrom of a ball after the latter has been driven into the cage'during progress of the game.

2. In a parlor-polo apparatus, a horizontal rectangular table supported on legs, said no,

his netting will be long enoug to be folded to- 85 r0 cage an table having raised edges and extensions tened at separate places to the top of thehage Within the latter.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, at Indianapolis, Indiana, this 10th day of February, A. D. 19061 LLOYD S. CARTER.

Witnesses:

J. A. MINTUJRN, F. W. WOERNER. 

